Water is life. The Waves of Change Forum is part of the Vivatech Official Side Events Program. No booths, no conferences, only workshops, 1:1 meetings and business networking with 200 international participants focused on actual solutions advancement. Recommended to corporates with a transformation/transition agenda, startups developing eco-friendly solutions, impact investors and NGOs looking to learn, collaborate and identify the best stakeholders to partner with, academics looking to apply their research to concrete use cases and contribute to existing projects, public sector and governments looking to act and facilitate change.

1. A Coalition for Blue Growth and
Green Tech Solutions

2. Waves of Change is an international forum
for startups, executives, investors, academics,
and NGOs in blue economy and green tech to
collaborate, and innovate together.
Centered around World Ocean Day (June 8),
our three-day forum will be held in Biarritz, a
city of the Basque Country, which perfectly
connects the blue and green ecosystems.
June 7-9, 2020
Biarritz, France

3. Waves of Change is an official side event of Viva
Technology, a three-day conference focused on
innovation and technology that takes place in
Paris each year (from June 11-13 in 2020).
Over 120,000 international participants attend
including start-ups, business leaders, investors,
academics, students and media.
Part of the
Biggest Tech Event
in Europe
Official Side Event

4. To help global changemakers partner
more quickly and effectively in order to
preserve our biosphere.
Our
Mission

5. ● A coalition at work before, during and
after the event.
● 200 handpicked stakeholders max.
● A participant centric experience.
● Where green tech meets blue growth.
● Where international meets local.
● More quality. Less quantity.
● More collaboration. Less stress.
● 100% outcome and action driven.
Welcome to
a new type of event

6. 3 days to reboot and accelerate your
project with fellow changemakers:
Sunday June 7 - “On the
field”
- Discovery of the Local
Ecosystem: the Basque
experience
- Optional beach & surf
activities
- Collaborative prospective
workshop on the future of the
planet aka “Bright Mirror”
Monday June 8 - “World
Ocean’s Day”
- Ocean Preservation
multidisciplinary approaches
- Blue growth use cases
- Green & Blue business
synergies
- New solutions to decarbonate
- Slow dating session 1
Tuesday June 9 - “Where
green meets blue”
- Water cycle business cases
- Waste management
- Urban and Coastal Planning
- Making Digital Green (again?)
- Scaling renewable energies
- Agri tech meets healthcare
- Slow dating session 2

7. Whether you are here to meet your
next investment opportunity, to build
new partnerships, or to secure your
next round of funding, you will be able
to craft a schedule of your own with a
mix of relevant workshops to kickstart
strategic alliances, 1:1 business
meetings, as well as remote working
and/or team building sessions plus
local specials to carry home.
Broaden your
perspectives
while advancing
the business

8. Participants are selected by our team based on
their profile, vision, ambition, achievements
and potential. We look for passion, diversity,
industriousness, and creativity.
“Leader” doesn’t need to connote fame or
fortune. A leader is simply someone willing to
go first, to take action toward their beliefs.
Forward-Thinking
LeadersLeaders
We are gathering

9. Participants
include:
Bluenove
Pioneering the capacity to
mobilize communities on a
large scale.
Corail Artefact
Artistic, scientific and industry
research to save the coral
reefs.
Digital for the Planet
Creative solutions for reducing
the carbon impact of daily
digital instructure.
Impacton
Global platform for individuals
and communities to spread
proven impact models.
Jumanji Studio
Eco-investing to build business
solutions to social and
environmental problems.
Gaia Cluster
Applied collaborative innovation
pioneer with more than 260
member organizations.
PWC Experience Center
Helping intricate systems
function, adapt and evolve to
benefit society.
Surfrider Foundation Europe
Engaging all social sectors in
the multi-faceted fight to
protect the ocean.
The Ocean Climate Platform
Mobilizing, sharing knowledge
and advocacy for a healthy
ocean and protected.

10. Participating changemakers
include:
Mikka Mered,
ILERI
Juliette Verseux,
CEEBIOS
Julien Henault,
Mazars Energy Lab
Loreley Picourt,
Ocean Climate Platform
David-Henri Bismuth
PwC Experience Center Lab
Agata Frankiewicz,
Deko Eko
Gonçalo Belmonte,
Breklim
Antoine Bruge,
Surfrider Foundation
Inès Leonarduzzi,
Digital For The Planet
Anne-Sophie Roux,
Tenaka
Antoine Brachet,
Bluenove
Julien Le Guennec,
Olenergies
Marco Nigris,
The Fintech House
Sabine Seymour,
Supa
Terry Hughes,
James Cook University
Alice Vitaux,
The Ocean Collage
Meg Pagani,
Impacton
Alex Malsch,
Ocean Tech

11. We are a Biarritz based Non-Profit.
Our international team has decades of
experience in successful events and partnerships,
with organizations such as Vivatech, ChangeNow
Summit, TEDWomen, TEDxNewYork, TEDxSydney,
Fallenfest Music Festival, Prisma Media,
Accenture, UCLA, Microsoft, and more.
About us
Nicolas Occhiminuti
President
Danielle McCaffrey
VP, Content
Patrick Groff
General Secretary
Jenni Dawes
VP, Strategy
Minh Trinh
VP, Finance
Norma Galan
VP, International Relations
Laurent Moulinier
VP, Social Media
Mirei Takashima Claremon
Senior Advisor
Maxime Groff
CTO
Ed Biron
West Coast Ambassador
Tom Dorwart
East Coast Ambassador
Baptiste Horeau
HandiSurf Ambassador
Louise Océane Delion
Youth ambassador
Emmanuel Eymard
General Coordination
Tina Luft
German-Basque Liaison

12. Showcase your expertise to the leaders
of tomorrow’s world, by joining our
consortium of prime partners.
Host a workshop, an intimate themed
lunch or dinner, present your experts,
share your vision… we’d love to design
a tailored solution in line with your
goals.
Partner
With Us

13. June 7-9, 2020 - Biarritz, France
Nicolas Occhiminuti
+33 616 735 127
team@wavesofchange.earth
Contact
Find us online:
wavesofchange.earth